Friday, February 25, 2011

Omelets - It's what's for breakfast

I have taken to making omelets.  These little egg creations seem like a pretty simple concept, right?  RIGHT! hahaha.  I have made egg white omelets almost every morning for the last two weeks and I have yet to have a successful one turn out.  They are always tastey, just don't look like omelets.

On my first omelet, I threw the green peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms into my skillet with some olive oil at the same time I threw in my egg whites.  I sprinkled cheddar on after the egg set up some.  Believe it or not, this is the only omelet that actually resembled an omelet.  Well sort of.  BUT I realized my mistake upon that first crunchy bite. I should have sauteed the vegetables for a bit before putting in the egg & cheese.  Lesson learned.

On my second omelet and everyone since then, I have sauteed those little vegetables first.  I have found I like spinach and tomato the best.  However, I have yet to figure out how to flip that concoction so that the finished product looks like an omelet.  I usually end up just scrambling it all up and tossing it on my plate.  I figure, who am I trying to impress?  I am the only one eating it - usually.  I made Cory an omelet last weekend.  He was anxious to try one out. I made his with the whole egg versus just the egg whites and I threw in some sausage for him.  I am not so sure he is too excited about trying another one though.  He won't admit it but I don't think he cared for my omelet scramble! haha.

Now you may wonder what my daughter's part in this whole omelet making experience is.  Well, she thinks they look disgusting and wants to no parts of it.  She is a girl after my own heart though and has mastered the art of instant macaroni and cheese.

2 comments:

  1. Ina Garten said today that the secret to omelets is cooking them over low heat and under cooking them slightly so that they'll be tender. I don't really like eggs so I've never made one.

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  2. Thanks for the tip Erin! I actually had Omelet Success this morning! I figured out that I should cook up my veggies, push them to the side and throw in my egg. Then put the veggies on top. That way the whole bottom layer is egg and I could flip it in half.

    One problem: I have decided that I prefer the whole scrambled bit better than the actual omelet. Same ingredients, different texture.

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